The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-06-16


has splendid wine cellar, filled with
the cream of the best vineyards, but
he never drinks anything stronger
than Apollinaris water himself.
John M. Dyer OF northern Ver-
mont, who died recently, was an inn
mense man, over six feet tall and of
800 pounds weight. 1t was necessary
to make a coffin for him, and no
hearse was large enough to carry it;
SO it was taken through the front win
dow of the house and placed in IN ex-
press wagon, which was barely large
enough to receive it.
Dan Rice, the old clown, Indignantly
denies that he is poor man. He
says: "Uf to c-,n 100000 acres OF
land in Texas and New Mexico, and
1.OOO in Calhoun county, Miss, and
1000 in Lincoln county, Ark, Is to be
abiectly poor, then am poor indeed"
What is thought to be the shortest
courtship and quickest marriage on
record have just taken place at Green
River City. Frank Tracy went into a
ACotttdl ebiiO AOi SoppNlb "itiS iiC NohFo
taunted by one of the mattresses at
being a bachelor. He at once pro-
posed, and within thirty minutes Miss
Hannah Wilson and Frank Tracy
were man and wife.
Mark Twain may not be much of a
humorist, but he is a good tinancier.
In his reading tour with Cable, two
I,o 4 h. l,% {.
week and expenses for four months
and cleared Sic, 900 on the deal.
A preacher Of Salina. Neb, recently
made requisition for a half-fare ticket,
in accordance with the new regulations
of one of the Western roads which re-
quire an affidavit from ministers, to
the effect that they are regularly or
dained clergyman and engaged in no
other business Or occupation. In the
Nebraska preachers certificate, after
the words II am engaged in no other
business Or occupation" was added
the phrase sBut in preaching the un-
suchible richs of Gods word"
Clerical Gent Ito fellow-passenger)-
"Have you ever thought that IN the
midst of life we are in death?" Eel
low-P Passenger" "Have you
reflected that at any moment We may
be hurled into eternity, and that we
ought to be prepared for that event?"
"Tye said SO million times" ''Is it
brother clergyman? l Judged from
| -
agent. Just let me show you few
| figures"
It is said that when Alexander
Mitchell was a banker in Milwaukee
there was once arun on his bank. On
| the second day of the run an old
Scotchman entered the bank, covered
with mud, and carrying pair of sad
| dlebags. He could not gain access to
| Mr.. Mitchell on account OF the crowd,
| but he shouted out to him, holding
up the saddlebags: "Aleck, mon, I
| heard We hod a room on yer bank, and
l bring ye all I>have, mon-S2, 600 in
gold" The crowd contemplated the
old Scotchman for a moment, and
then began to drop out of the line, and
in less than an hour the run had
| ceased.
An Italian doctor who vaccinated
the women in the Sultan's serasllo in
Constantinople, $50 in number, did
not get much fun out OF his job. The
. operations took place in a large hall
under the supervision OF four gigantic
| a,1n,,ohc TN, CT Of
in front OF a huge screen and the
women were concealed behind it. The
women thrust their arms through
hole in the screen just large enongh
for the purpose, one after another,
and it was impossible for the surgeon
to get even a glimpse of his patients.
| Furthermore, two eunuchs threw a
| shawl over his face instantly an oper-
alton was concluded. and did not re-
move it till the next arm was placed
in position.
An Essex man has the biggest appe-
tite in all Massachusetts,, if not in the
United States. He eats vast quanti-
ties of food, but all to no purpose,
for he is growing weaker and thinner.
| Doctors have tried in vain to cure him,
and once. at the advice ofone OF them,
he abstained for fifty two hours from
eating anything. But the suffering
during that period was most intense,
and finding he could stand it no Ion
| ger, he started in and ate continuous
| ly for twenty-seven minutes as fast
as he could bolt down the food. Then
| he walked out into the yard, and, still
feeling hungry, Immediately reentered
the house and repeated the operation
OF few minutes before. At the end
OF the second meal he was still hun
Cry but was afraid to eat any more.